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...her churches on the earth today—only His Church will have His priesthood keys. [[Image:Christ_Ordaining_The_Apostles.jpg|alt=Christ bestows priesthood keys on apostles|center]]

==Only the Prophets and Apostles Hold the Keys of the Kingdom of God== ...stry include the power to direct His Church. Only one man holds all of the keys to the Lord’s kingdom on earth—His prophet. When a prophet of God dies,

==Definition of the Priesthood== ...e power and authority of God. God created the heavens and the earth by His priesthood power. By this power the universe is kept in perfect order. Through this po

...Saving ordinances—which include baptism, confirmation, ordination to the priesthood (for men), the temple endowment and the marriage sealing—require making s ...covenants with the Lord but are still performed under the authority of the priesthood. These include naming and blessing of infants and administering to the sick

...id [[Tithing|tithes]]. [[Doctrine and Covenants]] 107:3-4 explains why the priesthood is called after him: ...ancient days, called that priesthood after Melchizedek, or the Melchizedek Priesthood.</blockquote>

...ing the "fall," his role as the "ancient of days" who holds the priesthood keys of all dispensations, his prophetic role as a testator of Christ from the b ...d angels have ministered. At his behest, priesthood has been conferred and keys delivered.<ref>Robert L. Millet, “The Man Adam,” Liahona, Feb 1998, 14.

...of Jesus Christ of “racism.” Since Blacks were not allowed to hold the priesthood (the God-given power and authority to act in God’s name) until 1978, some In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Reserving the rights of the priesthood has nothing to do with the regard that the Church of Jesus Christ has alway

[[Image:Melchizedek-priesthood-restoration-mormon.jpg|300px|thumb|Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Chris ...s to man to act in all things for the salvation of His children, and the [[keys]] are the authority to direct God’s work. In this sense, Christ’s Churc

...lowing any worthy man over the age of twelve to be ordained to the Aaronic Priesthood. There are four offices within the Aaronic Priesthood. Each has specific duties and responsibilities associated with it. Once a m

:Three features—(1) fulness of doctrine, (2) power of the priesthood, and (3) testimony of Jesus Christ—explain why God has declared and why w ...e likened to the keyboard of a piano—a full keyboard with a selection of keys on which one who is trained can play a variety without limits; a ballad to

...salvation, to call them to repentance, to give them the priesthood and its keys, to save them in perilous circumstances, to guide them in the performance o ...nown to him by the Holy Spirit of God. <ref>[[James E. Faust]], “A Royal Priesthood,” ''Ensign'', May 2006, 50–53.</ref>

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...dek Priesthood Restoration Mormon|frame|The Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood by Kenneth Riley, Courtesy IRI]] ...[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] commonly describe the [[priesthood]] as the power and authority granted to men to act in the name of God.

...8), priesthood ordinations (beginning when a boy turns 12 and receives the priesthood) and marriage in the temple. In The Church of Jesus Christ, families (inclu ...offering words of guidance and direction for the child as he or she grows. Priesthood holders follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit in pronouncing blessings upo

...a bishop, an office in the priesthood; then he is set apart and given the keys to preside over a ward. He with his two counselors form a bishopric—a typ ...Church responsibility, to participate in sacred ordinances, to receive the priesthood, and to do temple work. Where there is need, the bishop may be involved in

...their keys, their honors, their majesty and glory, and the power of their priesthood” (Doctrine and Covenants 128:21; see also 27:12; 110:11–16; Joseph Smit ...e reestablished the gospel in its fulness. <ref>James E. Faust, “A Royal Priesthood,” ''Ensign'', May 2006, 50–53.</ref>

Apostleship is an [[Melchizedek_Priesthood#Apostle|office in the Melchizedek Priesthood]]. ...the priesthood today claim the power to act in the name of God through the priesthood, “which power commands respect both on earth and in heaven.” <ref>James

...od Blessings|blessing]]. Several of the doctors who held the [[Melchizedek Priesthood]] immediately responded, and Dr. Nelson acted as voice. “The Spirit dicta ...deigned that some of that power may be harnessed via the authority of his priesthood to benefit and bless mankind when all man can do for himself may not be suf

...and complete and perfect union, and welding together of dispensations, and keys, and powers, and glories should take place, and be revealed from the days o ...n and [[restoration]] characterize the fulness of times. [[Priesthood]], [[keys]] (authorization to act), [[ordinances]], covenants, and teachings of past

...administers priesthood ordinances and sees to it that other holders of the priesthood do the same. He oversees temple ordinances and ensures they are done correc ...ppeared to Joseph Smith and [[Oliver Cowdery]] and literally gave them the Keys to the Kingdom in modern day.

...ps (the Quorum of the Twelve and the First Presidency) each hold all the [[Priesthood|rights of authority]] to administer in the spiritual and temporal affairs o ...until the Lord shall command them to go to the Jews. They are to hold the keys of this ministry, to unlock the door of the Kingdom of heaven unto all nati

...Church by the media and others) teach that this authority, called the [[Priesthood]], corresponds to the authority given to Peter as recorded in [https://www. : And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be

...prophet|authorized servant]] on the earth who holds the keys of the holy [[priesthood]], and who has a divinely appointed commission to "dispense" the gospel to ...ique in their time. There are many other prophets of the Lord who held the priesthood and knew of the gospel. Although little is known about them, such men as Ab

...will to eternity, without beginning of days or end of years,…holding the keys of power and blessings” (''The Prophet Joseph Smith'', pp. 157). ...d. The priesthood is more than a group of people who directs a church. The priesthood cannot be obtained by studying religious subjects or by being a good person

...f Christ’s apostles, the [[priesthood]] keys were lost. Since priesthood keys are the authority that God gives to man to direct, control, and govern the ...the last, the [[dispensation]] of the fulness of times, restoring all the priesthood blessings which man could possess on earth. With this divine commission, hi

...10–2008) explained, each member of the Quorum of the Twelve “holds the keys of this dispensation in latent reserve. Inherent in that divine residual is

...ebrews 2:17–18; 3:1; 5:6, 10; 6:20; 7:11, 15, 17, 21.) We know that this priesthood is eternal: :Which priesthood continueth in the church of God in all generations, and is without beginnin

...activities. The Young Men organization strengthens the work of the Aaronic Priesthood in the ward and gives support to the parents and the home."[https://newsroo ...Melchizedek Priesthood]] holders. They served as advisers to the [[Aaronic Priesthood]] quorums: the president was the adviser to the [[Priests|priests]], the fi

...t.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] who hold the same [[priesthood]] position. Quorums are usually led by a president and two [[Counselor|coun ...Church. Each Apostle holds all the keys of the kingdom and exercises those keys under the direction of the President of the Church.

...] (the dispensation of the gospel of Abraham), and [[Elijah]] (the sealing keys). ...ifferent stages in men and women's eternal progression. Large [[Priesthood|priesthood]] assembly rooms remained a feature in these temples but were located above

...ose calling is as a restorer. That prophet receives [[Priesthood Authority|keys]], or authority from God, to establish truth, [[covenants]], [[ordinances]] ...lost and tried to reform the churches to which they belonged. Without the priesthood authority, however, Christ’s gospel could not be returned to its original

...e Apostles]] for the possibility of his death. He also bestowed priesthood keys upon them. When Joseph was martyred on June 27, 1844, the Twelve were scatt ...ed speaking, Brigham arose and testified that Joseph had conferred all the keys and powers of the apostleship on the Twelve. ‘I do not care who leads the

...is ministry, he called and ordained righteous men to hold the [[Priesthood|priesthood]]. He organized His Church with twelve [[Apostle|Apostles]] to bear [[Testi ...ncil of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Additional priesthood leaders called as Seventies have been called to assist the Twelve Apostles

...worthy man is available, a worthy [[Priest|priest]] (holding the [[Aaronic Priesthood]]) may be called and set apart. ...ports on their stewardships. If the branch president holds the Melchizedek priesthood, he also oversees finances and records until a clerk can be called. The cle

...Elias to restore the dispensation of the gospel of Abraham, containing the keys to the formation of eternal families. ([http://lds.org/scriptures/dc-testam ...ist.org/study/liahona/2005/10/keys-of-the-priesthood?lang=eng "Keys of the Priesthood"]

...be broken down into five areas of responsibility; President of the Aaronic Priesthood, Presiding High Priest, Judge in Israel, Coordinating the Work of Salvation ===President of the Aaronic [[Priesthood]]===

3. '''Restoration of the [[priesthood]] and important keys''', constituting the power and authority of God delegated to man to act in ...srael'''—In addition, missionary work is inaugurated. Moses restores the keys to the gathering (see Doctrine and Covenants 110:11).

...Seventy, “When we send you to build up the kingdom, we will give you the keys, and power and authority” (History of the Church, 7:308). When they are o

...their keys, their honors, their majesty and glory, and the power of their priesthood; giving line upon line, precept upon precept; here a little, and there a li ...f all living in his day, and to him was given the dominion. These men held keys first on earth, and then in heaven.”[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/

...e Baghdad Iraq Military District will allow for the exercise of priesthood keys on a local level that was not previously possible. Branches can now be orga ...aghad Iraq Military District. Because gathering for meetings is difficult, priesthood leaders and members watch over and care for each other through the use of I

...od]]), with the authority to bind on earth and in heaven and the keys to [[Priesthood Blessings|healing ordinances]], [[Celestial marriage|eternal marriage]], an

...ranslated being) on the Mount of Transfiguration to confer the keys of the Priesthood upon Peter, James, and John (Matthew 17:3). ...irtland Temple]] to [[Joseph Smith]] and [[Oliver Cowdery]] to restore the keys of the sealing power in preparation for the [[Second Coming]] of Christ (Do

...t least one authorized servant on the earth who bears the keys of the holy priesthood." ...f times." This refers to the Mormon belief that ''all'' of the Priesthood keys, rights, and powers, ever given by the Lord to His prophets have been resto

*There will be a restoration of priesthood authority and keys (Doctrine and Covenants 13; 27; 128). ...council at [[Adam-ondi-Ahman]] whereat all the prophets will turn their [[keys]] of administration over to Christ (Doctrine and Covenants 27:4-14; 116). <

...al blessings]]—revelatory blessings given through [[Priesthood Authority|priesthood authority]] by the [[laying on of Hands|laying on of hands]]. Through these ...sense of oneness throughout the entire Church. All have access to the same keys, ordinances, doctrine, and spiritual gifts (Douglas L. Callister, “Book o

...some reason, the mission presidents would have left Russia, the priesthood keys would have gone with them" (Elder [[Dennis B. Neuenschwander]]). The first

...is manifest. And without the ordinances thereof, and the authority of the priesthood, the power of godliness is not manifest unto men in the flesh." :"That is what holds these people together—the power of the priesthood. And in the administration of it we have seen and do see the power of godli

We enter into covenants by priesthood ordinances, sacred rituals that God has ordained for us to manifest our com ...4:20), flow into our lives. He can do that because by our participation in priesthood ordinances we exercise our agency and elect to receive it. Our participatio

...al practices and beliefs. Some changes included the ordination of women to priesthood, open communion, and changing the church's commonly used name from Reorgani ...construction of the Independence Temple and the ordination of women to the priesthood, among other changes. (See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restoration_branc

...stified of the restoration of the [[Priesthood|priesthood]] and priesthood keys. ...rcies of God, His answers to their prayers, and their healings through His priesthood power, etc. Members of the Church also act as witnesses for ordinances and

...here have also been a few cases where counselors have been ordained to the priesthood office of [[apostle]] and became members of the Quorum of the Twelve after The First Presidency is the highest ranking [[priesthood]] [[quorum]] of the church. The counselors assist the church president and

..., the power and authority to act in God’s name was once again available. Priesthood holders are able to administer ordinances of the gospel and bless their own ...Church, and has the same sacred power through the restoration of the holy priesthood.

...ples are designed and dedicated by the power of the [[Priesthood Authority|priesthood]] to be houses of the Lord. They are sanctuaries from the cares and wickedn ...rkers at the desk. Members obtain their recommends through interviews with priesthood authorities to determine their worthiness to enter a sacred house of the Lo

...ved wife]], the unbroken chain of divinely-bestowed [[Priesthood Authority|priesthood]] authority remains on the earth. When a Mormon prophet dies, the priesthood keys and authority held by the [[First Presidency]]—the highest presiding coun

...r Dallin H. Oaks in a conference address, “The Keys and Authority of the Priesthood,” ''Ensign'' or ''Liahona'', May 2014, 51. ...the world would be brought to naught without woman—a keystone in the priesthood arch of creation” (Russell M. Nelson, “Lessons from Eve,” ''Ensign'',

...He withdrew that commandment, and the higher commandments, and the higher priesthood, leaving them with a schoolmaster law to lead them along more gradually. D ...prophecy would shortly come to pass: “Behold, I will reveal unto you the Priesthood, by the hand of Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and drea

...aying on of Hands|laying on of hands]]. The person is blessed with all the keys and authority they will need to fulfill their calling. ...sidency, [[Young Women]]’s presidency, [[Primary]] presidency, [[Aaronic Priesthood]] leadership, [[Sunday School]] presidency, [[Visiting Teaching|ministering

...e proper way and with the [[Priesthood Authority|authority]] of Christ’s priesthood. ...ys the "sealing power" of Elijah the prophet, who held those keys of the [[Priesthood]] during his ministry and restored them to the earth when he appeared to [h

...st Preparing Sacrament]]The office of a [[Priests|Priest]] is one of the [[priesthood]] offices of authority in [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Ch ...by the [[bishop]] (see Doctrine and Covenants 20:46); confer the [[Aaronic Priesthood]] and ordain deacons, teachers, and priests when authorized by the bishop (

...d and given the keys to the kingdom. They are holders of the [[Melchizedek Priesthood]]: :And this greater priesthood administereth the gospel and holdeth the key of the mysteries of the kingdo

...led Enoch to preach and prophesy. In spite of Enoch's royal lineage and [[priesthood]], he felt inadequate for the job. The Lord also blessed Enoch with keys to priesthood power:

...wherein John the Baptist, as a resurrected being, conferred the [[Aaronic Priesthood]] upon [[Joseph Smith]] and [[Oliver Cowdery]] in [[1829]]. John used the f ..., in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of bapti

:Behold, I will reveal unto you the Priesthood, by the hand of Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and drea ...eared again with Moses and others on April 3, 1836, and conferred the same keys upon [[Joseph Smith]] and [[Oliver Cowdery]]. (See Doctrine and Covenants 1

...]] was restored in the same manner by apostles Peter, James, and John. The keys to the sealing power were restored by Elijah to Joseph and [[Sidney Rigdon]

...and as the only person on the earth authorized to exercise all priesthood keys? 14. Are there serious sins in your life that need to be resolved with priesthood authorities as part of your repentance?

...dent Kimball bear witness in Denmark that the apostles hold the priesthood keys held by Peter [http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-851-28,00 ...issionary work in a province in Canada to young missionaries who hold "the priesthood of the Almighty God." [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-co

...rch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He was managing director of the Priesthood Department and chaired several general Church committees. He retired as man ...Covenants Encyclopedia''; ''A Time for Yourth'' and ''Prophets, Priesthood Keys and Succession''.

...tles—Peter, James, and John—restored the apostleship and keys of priesthood authority. Others came as well, including Elijah, who restored the authorit ...surrection. Jesus Christ has once again called Apostles and has given them priesthood authority. He invites all of us to come unto Him and His Church, to receive

:*All of the [[Priesthood|priesthood]] offices found in the Church today were revealed. ...ch’s first temple was built and heavenly messengers restored significant keys. President Ballard said the Kirtland Temple is the site of “some of the g

.... He said that the power of the [[Priesthood| priesthood]] and right, or ''keys'', to perform all the [[Ordinances| ordinances]] were still with the Church

...ave been restored. The priesthood of God on the earth today holds all the keys and power of the apostles of old.

...rity of living in a time when a prophet who holds and exercises all of the keys of God’s kingdom is on the earth.

...their keys, their honors, their majesty and glory, and the power of their priesthood; giving line upon line, precept upon precept; here a little, and there a li

...iver Cowdery in the Kirtland Temple in 1836 and gave them the priesthood [[keys]] to the sealing power, which binds in heaven what is bound on earth. [http

...lators sustain him with their hands, their hearts, and their own apostolic keys.

...nd in order to obtain the highest, a man must enter into this order of the priesthood [meaning the new and everlasting covenant of marriage]; And if he does not, ...and complete and perfect union, and welding together of dispensations, and keys, and powers, and glories should take place, and be revealed from the days o

...name of the council should be “The Kingdom of God and his Laws, with the keys and power thereof, and judgment in the hands of his servants.” This counc

...s opened knows that there are three personages in the heavens who hold the keys of power, and one presides over all” (''Documentary History of the Church :And without the ordinances thereof, and the authority of the priesthood, the power of godliness is not manifest unto men in the flesh;

...of the Church, but Joseph Smith had given all the keys of leadership and [[priesthood]] power to the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] led by [[Brigham Young]],

...erence/2003/10/priesthood-keys-and-the-power-to-bless?lang=eng "Priesthood Keys and the Power to Bless," October 2003]

...ho is anointed, unto whom I have appointed this power and the keys of this priesthood; and it shall be said unto them—Ye shall come forth in the first resurrec

...ome through the restoration of the gospel including the keys of the Holy [[Priesthood]], which will be exercised in this house." [2]

...He introduced it for the express purpose of raising up to His name a royal Priesthood</b>, a peculiar people. (Brigham Young, ''Journal of Discourses'' 3:264) ...o stem the torrent of opposition that would come in consequence of it, the keys of the kingdom would be taken from them. When I see any of our people, men

...w that Joseph Smith is a true Prophet of God, holding the keys of the Holy Priesthood ("The Last Testimony of Martin Harris," recorded by William H. Homer in a s

...he Twelve, under the leadership of the quorum president, jointly holds the keys to administer the leadership of the Church. President Joseph F. Smith taug [[Category:Priesthood]][[Category:Church Callings and Leadership]][[Category:Church Organization]

...id, “but I don’t think I’ve ever felt more strongly the power of the priesthood and the power of the leadership of these two of the three leading quorums o ...is unique in that not only are there seven members but all seven hold the keys of presidency. The man with the longest tenure of uninterrupted service is

...restored priesthood authority], the authority to act in God's name. These keys have been handed down in an unbroken line ever since this restoration. The

:The keys and offices of the priesthood have been restored, including the offices of Apostle, Seventy, patriarch, h